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Inside PixInsight

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Warren A. Keller

    1. Buckhannon, USA

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  • Chosen as a Sky and Telescope Hot Product in 2018!
  • Authored by the foremost expert on the software PixInsight, having created a series of successful instructional video tutorials
  • Augmented by screenshots of the program to help guide users through the pre-processing and post-processing edits
  • Explains how to improve your digital images drastically by using the PixInsight software
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Preprocessing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Image Evaluation

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      Pages 3-11

    3. Calibration and Integration

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      Pages 13-25

    4. Cosmetic Correction

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      Pages 27-33

    5. One-Shot Color

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      Pages 35-39

    6. Star Alignment

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      Pages 41-45

    7. Image Integration

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      Pages 47-54

    8. Batch Preprocessing

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      Pages 55-64

  3. Linear Post-Processing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. File Preparation

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      Pages 67-71

    3. BackgroundModelization

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      Pages 73-88

    4. Introduction to Masks

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      Pages 89-99

    5. Deconvolution

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      Pages 101-112

    6. Linear Color Processing and Noise Reduction

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      Pages 113-127

  4. Nonlinear Post-Processing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Delinearization and LRGB Combination

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      Pages 131-147

    3. A Look Back

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      Pages 149-166

    4. Nonlinear Noise Reduction

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      Pages 167-174

    5. High Dynamic Range Compression

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      Pages 175-184
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About this book

In this book, Warren Keller reveals the secrets of astro-image processing software PixInsight in a practical and easy to follow manner, allowing the reader to produce stunning astrophotographs from even mediocre data. As the first comprehensive post-processing platform to be created by astro-imagers for astro-imagers, it has for many, replaced the generic graphics editors as the software of choice. With clear instructions from Keller, astrophotographers can get the most from its tools to create amazing images.  Capable of complex post-processing routines, PixInsight is also an advanced pre-processing software, through which astrophotographers calibrate and stack their exposures into completed master files. Although it is extremely powerful, PixInsight has been inadequately documented in print--until now. With screenshots to help illustrate the process, it is a vital guide.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Buckhannon, USA

    Warren A. Keller

About the author

Warren Keller is a published astro-imager (APOD, Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines) and teacher of image processing. He has presented at the Northeast, Midwest, and Advanced Imaging Conferences, and written extensively on the subject. A four-time Sky & Telescope author, Keller also produced the definitive commercial video tutorial series on PixInsight.

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